Sling TV to Launch HBO in Time for ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere
April 01 2015 - 02:11PM
Business Wire
- Sling TV will be the first live
Internet TV service to offer linear and Video-On-Demand (VOD)
content from HBO
- HBO will be available as an add-on to
“Best of Live TV” customers for an additional $15 per month
Sling TV and HBO today announced that Sling TV will be the first
live Internet TV service to offer linear and Video-On-Demand (VOD)
content from HBO. HBO will be available in time for the “Game of
Thrones” and “Silicon Valley” season premieres on April 12. Sling
TV with HBO will be available on all devices supported by Sling TV
including: Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick; current-generation
Roku players and Roku TV models; Xbox One; Android and iOS devices;
and Macs and PCs.
HBO will be available for $15 per month when customers sign up
for the “Best of Live TV” core package. The new offering includes
one live channel and the same extensive VOD library HBO provides on
its other platforms. Each month, HBO offers more of the biggest and
latest Hollywood hit movies, original HBO Films, groundbreaking
documentaries, sports, and comedy and music specials.
“Sling TV is bringing HBO to our customers on all of our
supported devices in time for one of the most important TV moments
of the year,” said Roger Lynch, CEO of Sling TV. “HBO delivers hit
shows and movies that TV viewers crave, and with this addition
we’re adding another heavy hitter to a lineup that includes ESPN,
AMC, TNT and more.”
“It is has always been our desire to make the HBO subscription
widely accessible,” said Tom Woodbury, President of Global
Distribution, HBO. “Sling TV is a part of that ongoing evolution
and we believe HBO is a great addition to the platform.”
Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” $20 core package delivers ESPN,
ESPN2, AMC, A&E, TNT, History Channel, H2, TBS, Food Network,
HGTV, Travel Channel, IFC, El Rey, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, ABC
Family, Disney Channel, CNN, Lifetime and Galavision. This package
additionally features access to WatchESPN, including ESPN3 and an
array of VOD entertainment. Customers can choose to tailor their
entertainment experience with the addition of HBO for $15 per month
or the optional “Sports Extra,” “Hollywood Extra,” “Kids Extra,”
“Lifestyle Extra” and “World News Extra” add-ons, each priced at $5
per month. In addition to live channels and VOD entertainment,
Sling TV customers have access to content from Maker Studios.
Details regarding the launch date of HBO on Sling TV will be
announced soon.
About Sling TV
Sling TV L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH), provides over-the-top television services including
domestic and international live and Video-On-Demand programming. It
is available on televisions, tablets, computers and smartphones.
The Sling TV programming portfolio includes content from
Disney/ESPN, HBO, AMC, Turner, Scripps, EPIX, Univision and Maker
Studios. Sling TV’s international OTT service (DishWorld) currently
provides close to 200 channels in 16 languages across multiple
devices to U.S. households. Sling TV is a next-generation service
that meets the entertainment needs of today’s contemporary viewers.
Visit www.sling.com.
Sling TVCandace Dean, 303-723-2985 (w)candace@sling.comorJeff
Cusson, 212-512-1343 (w)Jeff.Cusson@hbo.com
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